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Horseshoe Bolo
Cowboy
Necktie
This Bolo is made from one
real miniature horseshoe. Number one nails fill each nail hole and are
riveted behind. Two of the nails are looped behind which has the leather
tangs running through. At the ends of the leather tangs are #7 Horseshoe
nails.
Unique in
looks, Truly a classic, before its
time.
Any real Cowboy, would be
proud to own a real "Horseshoe Bolo, a Cowboy Necktie."
A bolo tie (sometimes bola tie) is a type of necktie
consisting of a piece of cord or braided leather with decorative metal
tips or aglets (aiguillettes) secured with an ornamental clasp or slide.
In the United States bolo ties are widely associated with Western wear,
and are generally most common in the western areas of the country. Bolo
tie slides and tips in silver have been part of Hopi, Navajo, and Zuni
silversmithing traditions since the mid-20th century.
The bolo tie was made the official neckwear of Arizona in 1971. New Mexico
passed a non-binding measure to designate the bolo as the state's official
neckwear in 1987. On March 13, 2007, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson
signed into law that the bolo tie is now the state's official tie.
In the United Kingdom, bolo ties are known as bootlace ties. They were
popular with 1950s Teddy Boys, who wore them with drape suits.
Along with other 1950s fashions, bolo ties were revived as part of the
Rockabilly look in the 1980s
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